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CHAPTER 79

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CHAPTER 79

TYLER

By morning drills, my legs were screaming, but it wasn’t the ache that got to me. It was Markus.

He strolled across the rink like he owned the ice, his stupid cologne carrying before his voice did. “Reyes,” he called out, just as I finished a sprint, lungs burning. “You know…” His tone was smooth, casual — too casual. “There’s always a chance not everyone makes the final cut.”

I straightened, stick clutched so tight I thought it might snap. “Yeah. I know how it works.”

He smiled, sharp and deliberate. “Some players just have natural chemistry. The kind the team can’t ignore.” His eyes slid past me, locking on Mason, who was stretching by the boards, sweat dripping down his neck.

My stomach dropped.

Was he saying Mason was safe — and I wasn’t?

I muttered, “Got it,” and pushed off, skating to the other side before I said something I couldn’t take back.

Later that evening, the coaches announced a “farewell dinner” in the retreat hall. It was supposed to be classy — the l
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